Ashtray having cigarette snuffing device

Abstract

This invention relates to an ashtray having cigarette snuffing device which has two major parts; one is an ashtray to gather ash and the other is a cigarette snuffing device to extinguish the lighted tip of a cigarette. The cigarette snuffing device provides multiple snuffing tubes in which the lighted end of a cigarette is inserted and it is extinguished for lack of oxygen.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A combination cigarette snuffing device and ashtray, comprising: an ashtray body having an open top, a closed bottom, and first, second, third, and fourth side walls, said first side wall having an elongated slit formed therein which is at a height that separates an upper portion of said ashtray body from a lower portion of said ashtray body, said second side wall being positioned opposite to said first side wall, and said second side wall having receiving means formed on an interior surface of said second side wall;   a snuffer member affixed to said ashtray body and positioned within the upper portion of said ashtray body, and said snuffer member including at least one snuffer tube; and   a plate insertable into said slit and having a forward edge releasably receivable within said receiving means, said plate dimensioned and arranged such that said forward edge is slidable between said first and second side walls, and said plate having a portion which has width which is essentially equal to the distance between said third and fourth side walls and said portion having a length which is sufficient to extend between said first and second side walls such that the lower portion of said ashtray body is essentially sealed off from the upper portion of said ashtray body when the forward edge of said plate is received within said receiving means.   
     
     
       2. A combination as recited in claim 1, wherein said snuffer member includes an ash disposal opening which opens into the bottom portion of said ashtray body when said plate is in a retracted position wherein the forward edge is positioned to one side of both said ash disposal opening and said receiving means. 
     
     
       3. A combination as recite din claim 2 wherein said at least one snuffer tube is formed of a heat insulating material. 
     
     
       4. A combination as recited in claim 3 wherein said snuffer member includes a supporting structure supporting said at least one snuffer tube, and aid supporting structure being formed of a disposable paper material. 
     
     
       5. A combination as recited in claim 1 wherein said snuffer means is releasably attached to said ashtray body and said at least one snuffer tube has an open end and an integrally formed closed end. 
     
     
       6. A combination as recited in claim 1 wherein said snuffer tube has an open end and a partially closed end said partially closed end featuring an aperture having a periphery which is less than said open end, said open end being dimensioned to receive a cigarette, and said partially closed end preventing passage of the cigarette through said tube. 
     
     
       7. A combination as recited in claim 6 wherein said receiving means includes a ridge vertically spaced from a supporting projection to define a longitudinal groove therebetween which is adapted to receive the forward edge of said plate. 
     
     
       8. A combination as recited in claim 1 wherein said receiving means includes a ridge vertically spaced from a supporting projection to define a longitudinal groove therebetween which is adapted to receive the forward edge of said plate. 
     
     
       9. A combination as recited in claim 1 wherein said snuffer member includes a first member having a plurality of concavities formed along an edge, and said snuffer member includes a second member having a plurality of semi-circular grooves, said second member being fixed to said ashtray body and said first member being releasably disposed within an opening formed in said second member in a manner which aligns said concavities with said semi-circular grooves so as to form a plurality of snuffer tubes.